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High-Tech Citizen Multi-Tool

High-Tech Citizen Multi-Tool
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Italian knifemaker Maserin’s pocket tool is substantial and versatile. It starts off with a 2.6″ stainless steel knife blade, and adds to that a tool blade with a can opener, bottle opener, screwdriver, wrenches and more. It’s all set into a handsome body with sturdy G-10 handle scales. Available in black/black, black/silver, blue, or orange.

Emergency Bloody Mary Suitcase

Emergency Bloody Mary Suitcase
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The way life is today, you never know when a drinking emergency might come up. This fun gift set from Not Another Bill comes packed with vodka, bloody mary mix, Tabasco sauce, salt, pepper, and a cocktail shaker. The only thing missing are drinking glasses, but you can always use your coffee mug for that. They also make an emergency gin and tonic suitcase.

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How Spiral Stairs Are Made

How Spiral Stairs Are Made

Spiral staircases offer a stylish way to add access to another level without taking up too much space, though they’re made in a very different way than traditional stairs. How It’s Made shows us the modern way of making these staircases using metal platforms and wood decks. The railings look like the trickiest part.

Why Salt and Pepper Go Together

Why Salt and Pepper Go Together

In many parts of the world, using salt and pepper to season foods is as ubiquitous as the duo of ketchup and mustard. But how did this pairing of two very different seasonings rise to such popularity? BBC Ideas series Edible Histories provides a brief backgrounder on the flavorful combo.

How to Ride a Bike Down Stairs

How to Ride a Bike Down Stairs

When approaching a staircase with your bicycle, it’s best to dismount and walk it down. That is unless you know what you’re doing like freestyle cyclist Fabio Wibmer, who makes it look easy. And he did it backward while balancing on the front wheel. Or, you could just skip over the entire staircase.

ThruNite TN50 Flashlight

ThruNite TN50 Flashlight
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This hefty soda-can-style flashlight cranks out a blinding 16340 lumens with a 1345-foot throw distance in its brightest mode. It packs four high-performance CREE XHP70.2 LEDs, and its case is rated IPX-8 waterproof. In its more pragmatic medium mode, it will run for 11 hours per charge and up to 6.25 days in its low-output firefly mode.

Donkey Kong A Capella

Donkey Kong A Capella

The A capella group Maytree is really good at making mouth sounds. In this clip, they replicate the music and sound effects from Nintendo’s classic 8-bit arcade game, Donkey Kong. Though like many of us, they couldn’t make it past Level 1.

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Driving Through Los Angeles in the 1940s and 1950s

Driving Through Los Angeles in the 1940s and 1950s

NASS took archival footage from Los Angeles and used digital restoration tech to sharpen, brighten, remove noise, increase frame rate, and add faux colorization. It’s a wonderful time capsule of life in a different era, from how people dressed to the cars they drove to how retailers marketed their wares. The footage comes from the Prelinger Archives.

Q Timex 1972 Reissue Goldtone Watch

Q Timex 1972 Reissue Goldtone Watch
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Timex rewound their time machine more than 50 years to bring us a pair of 1972 reissue watches, including this bold model with a large 43x39mm goldtone body, a burgundy dial, wide gold markers, and a date window. It has a stainless steel case, a quick-release leather strap and is water resistant to 50 meters.

True Facts About Shark Adaptations

True Facts About Shark Adaptations

Things that live in the ocean have evolved in curious ways. Ze Frank shows us how sharks have evolved some strange adaptations to move, thrive, and procreate underwater. For example, some sharks lay spiral-shaped eggs to blend in with kelp, while others have tiny toothlike structures on their skin that reduce drag to help them swim faster.

Awesome Fire Effects Rig

Awesome Fire Effects Rig

Fire isn’t the easiest thing to control. But the pyrotechnic experts at ER Productions know a thing or two about bossing around flames. In this short video, they show off a rig they built for UK rock band Bring Me the Horizon that can shoot fire in sequence from its 28 remote-controlled flame heads.

Leatherman Micra Keychain Multitool

Leatherman Micra Keychain Multitool
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Leatherman’s keychain-sized multitool packs in 10 useful functions for hobbyists. Tools include a knife, tweezers, spring-action scissors, tweezers, a bottle opener, a nail file and cleaner, plus flat and Philips screwdrivers. Made from stainless steel, and available in a variety of colors.

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Playing Foosball with Power Drills

Playing Foosball with Power Drills

Has playing on your old foosball table gotten boring? These guys figured out how to breathe fresh life into the game by attaching a bunch of Ryobi cordless power drills to its spinners. It makes it a lot harder to follow the action, though, and there’s a much better chance of the ball flying off the table and into the neighbor’s yard.

Pipermoto J Series Super Scooter

Pipermoto J Series Super Scooter

Scooters don’t get much more awesome than Pipermoto’s J Series. Created by bike customizer John Piper, this handcrafted scooter not only looks amazing, it’s perfectly balanced and crazy quick. It’s powered by a 690cc KTM LC4 Duke engine that makes 67 hp and zooms from 0-to-60 mph in 4.0 seconds on its way to a top speed of 120 mph.

Small Parts Bucket Bag

Small Parts Bucket Bag
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This cotton canvas bag from Bucket Boss helps keep parts, hardware, and small tools organized. It has 13 exterior and six interior pockets and closes securely with a pull of its drawstring. Stack up to four inside a standard 5-gallon bucket, and grab their rubber bucket handle for added carrying comfort.

Blade Runner 1929

Blade Runner 1929

Views of an AI imagines a film in the Blade Runner universe, but in the style of Fritz Lang, the man behind the 1927 cinematic masterpiece Metropolis. Like Ridley Scott’s original, it follows the story of a man who retires replicants and falls in love with one, then adds a new layer about a rebellion against the ruling class who created these androids.

The Beanie Bubble (Trailer)

The Beanie Bubble (Trailer)

The trend of brand biopics continues with this movie about the meteoric rise and fall of Beanie Babies. It follows the story of toy salesman Ty Warner, who worked with three women to create this pop culture juggernaut of the 1990s. Stars Zach Galifianakis, Elizabeth Banks, Sarah Snook, and Geraldine Viswanathan and premieres 7.28.23 on Apple TV+.

The Amazing Gymnastics of Springtails

The Amazing Gymnastics of Springtails

Springtails are unusual hexapods that have a unique way of escaping danger. In this fascinating nature video from KQED’s Deep Look, they get up close and personal with these little guys to capture their acrobatic movements in slow motion and explain how they spring into the air and land on their feet.

Metalbird Bird Feeder

Metalbird Bird Feeder
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This unique metal bird feeder offers a wonderful spot to observe birds, squirrels, and other wildlife as they enjoy a little fruit. It features a perch behind the house and a sharp point that can be hammered into a tree trunk for stability. Each is made in the USA from 1/8″ Corten steel, which will weather to a rich patina over the years.

No Place to Place: Inside China’s Bicycle Graveyards

No Place to Place: Inside China’s Bicycle Graveyards

With over 1.4 billion people, China generates a lot of waste. In 2017, it created a new problem. After shared bicycle programs cluttered streets with more than 25 million bikes, the government enforced fleet size limits, and countless bikes ended up in massive graveyards. Guoyong Wu’s short film uses aerial photography to show just how big the problem got.

Stop-Motion Video Tricks

Stop-Motion Video Tricks

Insta360 shows off some slick stop-motion shots captured with the help of its Insta360 Flow smartphone gimbal and selfie stick combo. Be sure to watch the whole video for a shot-by-shot explanation by photography and post-production expert Winga.

Bison Gears Pocket Kiridashi Knife

Bison Gears Pocket Kiridashi Knife
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This pocket-sized knife is extraordinarily sharp and great for opening packages, cutting string, and other light-duty tasks. It measures just 2.46″ long and has a finger ring for holding it securely in your hand. Each one is made from 8CR13MOV stainless steel and comes with a colorful card sheath to protect its blade.

Best Smart Wallets 2023

Best Smart Wallets 2023

How can a wallet be smart? Simple – it has a way to be found if you lose it. Most of the wallets on Everyday Carry’s list of smart wallets include a place to insert an Apple AirTag, making it easy to track its location from your phone. Selections include the hard-shelled Ridge Carbon Case and the soft leather Billfold Wallet 2.0 from Geometric Goods.

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